Division II Men

Duddy Leads No. 2 Adelphi Past No. 3 LIU Post

from press release

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. - The No. 2 Adelphi University
men's lacrosse team traveled across Long Island on Tuesday, March
11 to face-off against No. 3 LIU-Post. The Panthers jumped on the
Pioneers early, leading 7-1 on the half, holding on for an 11-7
victory. With the win Adelphi improves to 3-0 overall, while
LIU-Post suffered their first loss, dropping to 3-1.

Connor Duddy led the offense for Adelphi with three goals, while
Nick Watson, Salvatore Tuttle and Brandon Goodwin chipped in two
goals and one assist. Gregory Puskuldjian controlled the action at
the face-off "X" for Adelphi, winning 11 of 18 face-offs and had a
team-high eight ground balls. Adian Bennardo and Wayne Marx added
four ground balls each to the cause and Bennardo, who was
spectacular in goal, made eight stops to collect his third win of
the season.

Adelphi opened the game on a tear, scoring seven straight goals.
It was a run that lasted 29:49, and was sparked by Tuttle's first
tally of the contest just 2:51 into the contest and was capped by
Goodwin's first goal in a Panther uniform, with 4:11 in the second
frame. In between the Panthers got two of Duddy's goals, Tuttle's
second and final goal of the day and two scores each from Joe
Celano and Watson.

The third quarter was a 1-1 affair that gave the Brown and Gold
a comfortable six goal cushion, 8-2 and put them 15 minutes away
from victory. The Pioneers and Panthers traded goals in the opening
12 minutes of the fourth, capped by a LIU-Post goal with 3:11 left
in the contest that it an 11-5 affair. The hosts would net two more
goals in the final three minutes of the action, making the final
count, 11-7 in favor of Adelphi.

Coach's Comments
"This was the 61st meeting between Adelphi and LIU-Post and we
played with passion and pride today," Head Coach Gordon Purdie
stated. "The team picked up the programs 41st victory in this,
Division II's longest running rivalry and it was another great win
for Adelphi against a quality program."

Up Next
The second ranked Panthers return to action this Saturday, March
15 with their home opener at 1:00 pm on Motamed Field against
Northeast-10 opponent Saint Anselm.